We will be back in half an hourfrom oui we will be back in half an hourfrom our special coverage of super tuesday. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to heart talk. The cape is the stronghold of south africas main opposition party. The Democratic Alliance. And when ed elected its first black leader five yea rs elected its first black leader five years ago, many believed it was the start of a new era. My guest is his first interview to an International Broadcasting since he stepped down as Democratic Alliance leader in october. What does his resignation tell us about race and politics in south africa today . Mmusi maimane in cape town, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much for having me. Why did you step down as leader of the Democratic Alliance in october . Well, i thought, at that point, that the da and i did not share a common vision. At first, i pursued the vision of a nonracial south africa, i believe the da needed to govern in more places, that the da needed to grow in the majo
When you have a tragedy. A hole in the heart of the city has been filled but it will take time to heal. Mark lowen, bbc news, genoa. Time for a look at the weather. Heres louise lear. Good afternoon. A roller coaster ride with temperatures at the moment. We closed out last week the extreme heat. Through the weekend the ease, but they are just below parfor the ease, but they are just below par for early the ease, but they are just below parfor early august, but the ease, but they are just below par for early august, but as you can see, temperatures are set to build as we move through the week. Not for all of us, ill come to that in a moment. For the here and now, we started this beautiful sunshine this morning. Cloud built up quickly and we have a few scattered, sharp showers. These will continue to drift eastwards as we go through the remainder of the afternoon. Some of these across Eastern England could be heavy, possibly with the odd rumble of thunder. But not all of us will see thos
Have been trying to be sensitive with that. Reminding us of the danger of Carbon Monoxide. They are gathering to mourn two members of a closeknit north side family taken by the odorless gas known as the silent killer. Relatives today say a lot explains this, and 18 year old and a 77 yearold grandmother autopsies confirmed were victims of longterm exposure to low levels of Carbon Monoxide. Both will be laid to rest tomorrow. Friends of the teen who applied to study medicine and northwestern cannot believe shes gone ferried them by an amazing friends. We had our ups and downs but she was always there for me. First of all this is regarded as a very tragic event. Very confusing at first because although the initial symptoms were consistent with co poisoning the first readings taken by firefighters were very low. Co poisoning is cumulative. It adds up to get a little here and blow their. Of the location of beef co detector. One working detector on every floor that has a bedroom. Here chicag
It is 4. 30 in the morning and you are up to date with the headlines. Time now for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk from cape town. The cape is the stronghold of south africas main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, the da. And when it elected its first black leaderfive years ago, many believed it was the start of a new era. My guest is Mmusi Maimane, and this is his first interview to an International Broadcaster since he stepped down as Democratic Alliance leader in october. What does his resignation tell us about race and politics in south africa today . Mmusi maimane in cape town, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much for having me. Why did you step down as leader of the Democratic Alliance in october . Well, i thought, at that point, that the da and i did not share a common vision. At first, i pursued the vision of a nonracial south africa, i believe the da needed to govern in more places, that the da needed to grow in the majority of South Africans who are black, and ther